Day 28 - wet & windy...again.

A deep area of low pressure passing close to northwest Britain today will bring some further wet weather to western parts as well as some strong winds. However, with the winds continuing to come in from a south or south-westerly direction it will remain on the mild side.

A waving cold front is lying across western districts today and will bring outbreaks of rain at times to many parts of Scotland, Ireland, Wales and western parts of England. The rain is likely to intensify as we go through the day, with some particularly heavy bursts expected over Ireland and southwest Scotland at times. Southwest Scotland is our main area of concern, and we have a Weather Watch out for the possibility of some very wet conditions developing here later on. Meanwhile, for much of the rest of England it will be a mostly dry day with some bright spells and just the odd shower around before some more persistent rain pushes in from the southwest later this afternoon. It will be windy in many areas again, but mild once more.

The rain continues to move northeast tonight, clearing most areas by the early hours of Saturday. Many places will then become clearer, but a scattering of showers can be expected around western and southern coasts. Saturday will then be a brighter day for many parts with sunny spells, but further showers are likely around windward coasts where they will be heavy at times. Later in the day, the next area of rain will push into the far southwest, and this rain will affect south-western areas on Saturday night, before extending to other southern districts on Sunday, although weakening by then. It will be drier and brighter towards the north though, and by Monday many places look like enjoying a dry and bright day before wet and windy weather arrives in the west later.